Xiangjiang, in economic regression, experienced a paradoxical growth due to soaring land prices, with the economy improving while everyone was forecasting its doom.
It is always capital that dictates everything, not market demand; so much land is naturally meant for speculation rather than development.
The authorities relied on selling land to exchange for future funds; only with enough money could they truly build Xiangjiang.
The land prices in the hands of merchants had already doubled, giving them the option to resell or develop themselves.
To prevent malicious hoarding, Zhu Wencong also drove the Government's Mansion to issue an order that undeveloped land could be forcibly reclaimed.
The game of capital requires money to circulate; any hoarding behavior is not allowed, and Zhu Wencong needs to take advantage of the property market to shear the sheep.
